17 July 2026
Inspection
of Border Force short-term holding facilities finds continuing legal
and safeguarding failings
[…] In one incident at Felixstowe highlighted in the report, a woman and her 18-month-old child were detained for over 22 hours in an inadequate facility and staff used Google Translate to communicate with her instead of professional telephone interpretation. "This included to serve documentation, conduct interviews, refuse entry and attempt removal, giving little assurance that the woman understood the process or her legal rights," HMI Prisons said. [...]
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